Passenger jailed

The passenger of a speeding vehicle who was found guilty of manslaughter by encouraging the driver to operate the vehicle recklessly before a fatal Southland crash has been sentenced to more than two years' prison. Taine Rupena Tata Bryn Edwards appeared yesterday at the High Court in Invercargill after being found guilty in September for the charge of being party to manslaughter by inciting and encouraging the driver to operate a vehicle recklessly, thereby causing the death of nurse Emma Bagley. He was sentenced to two years and six months of jail, was disqualified from driving for three years and ordered to pay $12,000 reparation.